Explore what Mining Engineering graduates do
A degree in Mining Engineering from the University of Exeter's Camborne School of Mines (CSM) equips you with a robust skill set in areas such as mine design, geomechanics, automation, and environmental and social governance. It develops strong technical, analytical, and project management skills that are highly valued across a range of professional areas.
Mining Engineering graduates from Exeter commonly work in the following sectors:
- Built Environment
- Energy and Earth Resources
- Engineering and Manufacturing
- Environment, Conservation and Ecology
While these sectors are popular among Mining Engineering graduates, alumni from your course enter a broad range of jobs, sectors and further study, as you can see below.
Destinations of Exeter Mining Engineering graduates
Each year, UK graduates are surveyed 15 months after finishing their degrees via the Graduate Outcomes survey.
Graduates from your discipline have entered a wide range of job roles. You can explore some recent examples below.*
Accountancy, Banking, Finance and Insurance
- Analyst
- Mining Risk Engineer (Insurance Industry)
Built Environment
- Assistant Project Manager
- Graduate Development Manager
- Query Operations Manager
- Site Engineer
Business Operations and Management
- Account Manager (Sales)
- Graduate Management Trainee
- Researcher (HR)
Charities, NGOs, Development Work and International Relations
- Environmental and Social Safeguards Expert
- Principal Inspector of Mines (Overseas Regulatory Body)
Energy and Earth Resources
- Consultant Mining Engineer
- Mining Engineer
- Shotfirer
Engineering and Manufacturing
- Engineer (Consultancy)
- Engineering Geologist
- Shift Tunnel Engineer
- Tunnel Design Engineer
Environment, Conservation and Ecology
- Site Manager (Contaminated Land Management)
- Environmental Engineer
Most employers accept applications from graduates with any degree subject, so don't restrict your thinking to the jobs listed above.
Graduates from your discipline have gone on to work for a range of employers. You can explore some recent examples below.*
Useful resources
- Discover what matters to you in a future career using our Know Yourself page.
- Explore your career options using our Employment Sectors page.
- Consider your further study options by visiting our postgraduate study page.
- Browse Exeter alumni career paths using the University's alumni profiles database and LinkedIn's University of Exeter Alumni Tool (LinkedIn account required).
- View national graduate destinations for your discipline in the What do graduates do? report. Please note it does not cover all disciplines.
*Data is based on responses from full-time, UK-domiciled students who graduated between 2020/21 and 2022/23, as reported in the Graduate Outcomes surveys.